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{{B}}quEstions 11 to 15 ArE BAsED on thE Following pAssAgE.{{/B}}

onE oF thE quAlitiEs thAt most pEoplE ADmirE in othErs is thE willingnEss to ADmit onE’s mistAkEs. (79) {{u}}it is ExtrEmEly hArD somEtimEs to sAy A simplE thing likE "i wAs wrong ABout thAt," AnD it is EvEn hArDEr to sAy, "i wAs wrong, AnD you wErE right ABout thAt. "{{/u}} i hAD An ExpEriEnCE rECEntly with somEonE ADmitting to mE thAt hE hAD mADE A mistAkE FiFtEEn yEArs Ago. hE tolD mE hE hAD BEEn thE mAnAgEr oF A groCEry storE in thE nEighBor-hooD whErE i grEw up, AnD hE AskED mE iF i rEmEmBErED thE Egg CArtons. thEn hE rElAtED An inCiDEnt AnD i BEgAn to rEmEmBEr vAguEly thE inCiDEnt hE wAs DEsCriBing. i wAs ABout Eight yEArs olD At thE timE, AnD i hAD gonE into thE storE with my mothEr to Do thE wEEkly groCEry shopping. on thAt pArtiCulAr CluE, i must hAvE FounD my wAy to thE DAiry FooD DEpArtmEnt whErE thE inCiDEnt took plACE. (80) {{u}}thErE must hAvE BEEn A spECiAl sAlE on Eggs thAt DAy BECAusE thErE wAs An im-prEssivE DisplAy oF Eggs in DozEn AnD hAlF-DozEn CArtons. {{/u}}thE CArtons wErE stACkED thrEE or Four FEEt high. i must hAvE stoppED in Front oF A DisplAy to ADmirE thE stACks. just thEn A womAn CAmE By pushing hEr groCEry CArt AnD knoCkED oFF thE stACks oF CArtons. For somE rEAson, i DECiDED it wAs up to mE to put thE DisplAy BACk togEthEr; so i wEnt to work. thE mAnAgEr hEArD thE noisE AnD CAmE rushing ovEr to sEE whAt hAD hAppEnED、whEn hE AppEArED, i wAs on my knEEs inspECting somE oF thE CArtons to sEE iF Any oF thE Eggs wErE BrokEn, But to him it lookED As though i wAs thE Culprit (罪犯). hE sEvErEly sColDED mE AnD wAntED mE to pAy For Any BrokEn Eggs. i protEstED my innoCEnCE AnD triED to Ex-plAin, But it DiD no gooD、EvEn though i quiCkly Forgot All ABout thE inCiDEnt, AppArEntly thE mAnAgEr DiD not.

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B．ABout 18.
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